Xiu Yuanshuang was sick and couldn't sign the plea, Empress Dowager Rui didn't think much about it, but two days later, when the holy decree came down, she suddenly realized, and then she realized that Xiu Yuanshuang's illness was not a coincidence.

She is old, soft-hearted, and willing to be harmonious, but she has forgotten the rules and order of the harem, it is not okay to be as kind to her as muddy, there must be a young person who can calm the field to take care of things, Xiu Yuanshuang happens to be such a person.

No one knew what the emperor said when he called Xiu Yuanshuang, only Qiu Wen knew that after her master came back, her eyes that were usually like sinking water had a glow.

Xiu Yuanshuang immersed herself in the tub and let everyone go out, she leaned against the wide wall of the bucket, her eyes slightly closed.

For this day, she waited for a long time, repented, endured, ignored family affection, and finally won the emperor's trust. She loves Murong Mian and is willing to give everything for him, but she also knows that the timing of their encounter is not right, in this life, she can't get Murong Mian's love, she accepts her fate, but she is unwilling, there is no love, and gaining his respect and trust is her second most requirement.

She is not the material for being a favorite concubine, she doesn't know how to be coquettish and play foxes, but she has her strengths, as long as Murong Mian is willing to hand over the queen official to her, she can manage it better than anyone else.

She has been in the palace for so long, and the emperor seems to be transparent to her and never ignores her, but she knows that nothing in this forbidden palace can hide from his eyes. He knew all the things she did in the palace, knew that she had warned Xiu Yuanfei, knew that she poured cold water on her body in the middle of the night to make herself sick in order to avoid the Empress Dowager, knew her principles of life, and knew her loyalty.

Yes, loyalty, no one is more loyal to the emperor than her, she herself knows it, and the emperor knows it.

She still remembered that when the emperor asked her why she did this, his eyes were filled with scrutiny and inquiry, and the sharp gaze made people unable to hide.

But she is not afraid, she only answers with her heart, because she is loyal, loyal to the emperor.

Her piety is born from the heart, does not need any pretense, and can withstand any test.

In the past, the emperor had a bad impression of her, and now he still has a bad impression, but he knows that she can be trusted.

Soon, the emperor's second will came again, because the middle palace was vacant, and the concubine Xiu was in charge of all the affairs of the harem, the phoenix seal was not handed over, but another goose seal was engraved for her, Xiu Yuanshuang knelt on the ground, carefully took the goose seal, smiled and kowtowed to thank her, but no one knew that in her chest, the sour meaning came to the mountains and seas, she raised her head and endured it. All the things that belong to Bai Qianfan, the emperor will not let her be contaminated with a single star. But it doesn't matter to her anymore.

Now that the first step has begun, the road behind is easy to walk, the emperor and the queen are nothing more than two kinds, either the beloved person or the capable person to take the throne. She couldn't do the first, so she tried to climb to the second.

Empress Dowager Rui did not reduce her liking for her because of Xiu Yuanshuang's deliberate illness, on the contrary, she was very sure that she was not looking at the wrong person, and the current Xiu Yuanshuang would do better than the Spring Empress back then.

There is an emperor in the vestibule and a good concubine in the harem, although it is not a perfect match, but in some things, the two have begun to have a tacit understanding. For example, Xiu Yuanshuang took very good care of Concubine Xian, at least so that when the emperor summoned her, there would be no more accidents such as diarrhea.

Two days later, a very strange thing suddenly happened, a letter sent from the Nam Yuan Imperial Palace was presented to the emperor's desk, the letter said that they had picked up a child, it was certain that His Majesty Dong Yue was the son, and in the spirit of friendship between the two countries, the child was now sent back, hoping that your country would return it with the five cities on the southwest, north and south.

As soon as the contents of the letter were exposed, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the courtiers discussed a lot, some categorically did not believe it, some advocated that it would rather be believed than not, and some speculated about the deeper meaning behind the letter. Even the harem was alarmed, and the Empress Dowager Rui didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, she rushed to the south study and cried at the emperor, saying that no matter how much price she paid, she must get her good grandson back.

The emperor still didn't have a happy face, and no one could guess what he was thinking, but he agreed without much thought, exchanging only five cities for his son, which was a good deal. Nanyuan is a small country, and the national strength is not strong, if you dare to deceive him, the end will definitely be miserable.

So the officials below drafted an agreement, the representatives of the two countries signed and drew a pledge, and the five cities changed hands and became Nanyuan, and the five cities originally bordered Nanyuan, the language was the same, the customs were the same, and the return to the past did not cause any major turmoil.

Nanyuan was a good talker, and soon the child was sent to Lin'an City, Xiu Min and Jia Tong personally went to pick up the little prince back to the palace, on the way, Jia Tong couldn't help but have red eyes, because the child was too much like Murong Mian, it was like carved out of a mill.

After entering the palace, the Empress Dowager Rui cried in her arms as soon as she saw the child's face. The concubines were all there, and they cried with her. Xiu Yuanshuang tucked the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, but he was strange in his heart, Murong Mian used to love Bai Qianfan and the child so much, why is it that now that the child is back, he hasn't even come to see him.

When the child came, the emperor was discussing in the south study, and he hadn't taken the time to meet, and when he finished dealing with things and arrived at Ci'an Palace, the concubines surrounded the child and talked about what to say, and praised the child to the sky.

But the child was very wooden, sitting on the chair solemnly, and did not say a word.

Thanks to this child, the concubines finally saw the emperor and knelt in a room.

The emperor was in a good mood, called for invitation, stared at the child carefully, and looked very much like him, just by virtue of this appearance, he could conclude that it was his son without any blood recognition. He held the child in his arms, touched his little face, teased him, and rarely showed a smile on his face, but the child was very afraid of him, and he pulled away from him vigorously, looking reluctant. The Emperor touched his head, and a smile spread across his lips.

Empress Dowager Rui looked at it with a smile, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time, it was not easy, the good grandson she had never met finally came back, and after Murong Mian had it, she could also breathe a sigh of relief.

That night, the atmosphere was really good, the mother and son were filial, the husband and wife got together, the children and grandchildren were around the knees, and they were a happy family.

Empress Dowager Rui asked to raise the little prince in her palace, but the emperor did not agree, saying that the child had just returned, and he also wanted to accompany the child to raise and support the relationship.

Empress Dowager Rui thought about the coming days, so she agreed, her own flesh and blood, how could she not want to, when it was time to go to bed, she reluctantly let the emperor take it away.

The emperor took the child back to the Chengde Hall in the dragon chariot, handed it over to Ning Jiu, the smile on his face had already been wiped out, and he entered the dormitory without looking back.

Ning Jiu looked down at the child, the child also looked at him, he looked up at the dark night again, sighed lightly, turned around and disappeared into the vast night.